Fifth & Mission

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Employees Versus Contractors: California’s Big Question Jul 08, 2019

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A new law will formalize a California Supreme Court ruling in a case called Dynamex that will make many workers employees instead of contractors. Reporter Carolyn Said explains why this matters to everyone from nail salon operators to investors in Uber and Lyft.

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Best Of: Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants With Soleil Ho Jul 05, 2019

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The Chronicle’s new restaurant critic sat down with Audrey Cooper to talk about taking over longtime critic Michael Bauer’s signature list, what “top” means to her, and what’s different about the list this year.

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Best Of: Rebuilding of Aisha Jul 04, 2019

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From May: Aisha McCain spent years in prison after getting busted in a massive San Francisco gang crackdown, then she felt a lump in her breast and everything changed.

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Fentanyl Takes Hold in SF Jul 03, 2019

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Fentanyl overdoses killed 57 people in San Francisco last year – more than heroin or prescription pain pills. The synthetic opioid that’s 100 times stronger than morphine is now fully embedded in the SF street drug scene, public health experts say.

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Pot in Wine Country? Jul 02, 2019

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A local citizens group wants to legalize commercial cannabis cultivation in Napa County. But opponents claim that pot could threaten the success of America’s most famous wine growing region.

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Transbay Transit Center Reopening Jul 01, 2019

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Nine months after discovery of a cracked steel girder forced the closure of the Transbay Transit Center, the $2.2 billion transit hub, retail center and rooftop park has been repaired, inspected and is ready to reopen but without buses for now.

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Why Oakland Decriminalized Psychedelics Jun 28, 2019

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In early June, Oakland became the second city in the U.S. to decriminalize natural psychedelics like magic mushrooms. That initiative was sparked by growing interest – especially in the Bay Area – in using psychedelics for mental health.

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Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants With Soleil Ho Jun 27, 2019

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The Chronicle’s new restaurant critic sits down with Audrey Cooper to talk about taking over longtime critic Michael Bauer’s signature list, what “top” means to her, and what’s different about the list this year.

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How a Chronicle Food Writer Found the Most Important Chef in America Jun 25, 2019

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Food Reporter Justin Phillips and Metro Editor Demian Bulwa discuss the scarcity of black food writers and how Kwame Onwuachi has changed the country’s celebrity chef landscape.

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Can California Avoid A Third Year of Deadly Fire? Jun 24, 2019

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Firefighters, policymakers and emergency responders are trying to make the state safe from fire, but they have a long way to go.

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